Records Officer

Role: Records Officer. Location: Sabie, Mpumalanga. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

About the Opportunity

An experienced Records Officer is needed to support operations in Sabie. The role forms part of how the business keeps its administration jobs portfolio strong in Mpumalanga.

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Sabie team on trust, and the Records Officer role will feel that from week one.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the administration jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Sabie much easier.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Records Officer to step into the administration jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

The Environment

Beyond that, the environment is professional and structured. Expect a calm, well-organised office, a steady flow of support requests, and a strong culture of confidentiality.

Crucially, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Mpumalanga.

Beyond that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Sabie site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Importantly, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Mpumalanga, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Sabie.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Importantly, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Mpumalanga.

Career Growth

Career progression for this administration jobs role in Sabie depends on the hiring organisation’s policies, role requirements and business needs in Mpumalanga.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Sabie team member.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

In addition, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Sabie have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.

Day in the Life

Your day starts at the front of the business, ready to greet visitors, answer the switchboard and make sure the leadership diaries are in order. Through the morning you balance calls, couriers, capturing data and supporting projects with neat, accurate work. After lunch, you might be preparing minutes from a board pack, helping HR onboard a new starter, or chasing a courier across town. By close of day, every desk you support knows you have it covered, and the office is set up for a calm, productive tomorrow.

In addition, the Sabie office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Mpumalanga operations throw up the unexpected.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Sabie.

Key Outputs

• Track and report on departmental KPIs through standard templates
• Answer incoming calls and route enquiries to the correct department
• Prepare meeting packs, agendas and minutes for internal forums
• Provide administrative support to projects and special initiatives
• Update intranet pages, notice boards and internal directories
• Support HR with onboarding logistics for new starters
• Coordinate office supplies, courier bookings and facilities requests
• Process invoices, requisitions and expense claims for approval

Essential Criteria

• Relevant administrative or office management qualification (advantageous)
• Good written and verbal communication skills appropriate to the role
• Contactable references may be requested during the hiring process
• Comfortable working with finance, HR and operational systems
• Reliable, punctual and committed to high service standards

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.